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APEC Singapore 2009
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama listens during a bilateral meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, while attending the APEC Summit in Singapore, Nov. 15, 2009. (P111509PS-0211)
APEC Singapore 2009
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama listens during a bilateral meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, while attending the APEC Summit in Singapore, Nov. 15, 2009. (P111509PS-0211)

APEC Singapore 2009

Event TypeGovernment
November 14, 2009 - November 15, 2009
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Formed in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum composed of independent economic entities from the Asia-Pacific region. The goal of the forum is to create a prosperous region predominantly through trade. Working groups strategize throughout the year with a culmination of an annual summit where APEC Leaders and Ministers meet.

The 2009 APEC Summit was the 17th annual gathering of the leaders of member economies with the event held in Singapore from November 14th through 15th. Initatives set during the summit were based on the theme of the year, "Sustaining Growth, Connecting the Region."
Related Links
The text of the Leaders’ Declaration from the APEC Summit in Singapore can be read on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation website: "2009 Leaders' Declaration"  
A video of David Axelrod, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, previewing the upcoming APEC Summit in Singapore on November 14, 2009 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "David Axelrod Previews President's Arrival in Singapore"